Okanogan Estate & Vineyards is located in Oroville, Washington, a turn of the century gold mining town, just five miles south of the Canadian Border on U.S. Highway #97 and minutes from British Columbia’s renowned Okanagan Valley wine region. Due to the northern location, the winery is truly unique to the State of Washington. It was founded in the year 2000 and was the first winery to open on the United States side of the Okanogan Valley. The winery currently has the capacity to produce approximately 9,000 cases annually. The winery owns and operates estate vineyards and all of the grapes are grown locally. Washington State’s Okanogan Valley lends itself to ideal growing conditions due to the hot, arid, desert-like climate and well-drained, gravelly, sandy loam soil. The mineral and steely characteristics found in the hand crafted wine, mirror the trademark soil profile and exhibit an old-world style. The American and Canadian vineyards are planted a half-mile apart on the sandy benches of the sunny, southeast facing slopes at the edges of Lake Osoyoos. The rocky desert sage mountains that border the narrow valley and the series of lakes have a significant influence on the climate, as they entrap warmer temperatures in the winter and spring and provide cooler night-time temperatures in the summer and fall.